The Coronavirus concerns have some people cleaning more than ever.
The U.S. Poison Control Center calls have increased by 20-percent in the last three months as people have suffered from toxic exposure to cleaning supplies and disinfectants.
CORONAVIRUSCONCERNS--HAVE SOME PEOPLE"CLEANING" MORETHAN EVER.IN FACT --CALLS TO THE "U-SPOISON CONTROLCENTER"--HAVE INCREASED BY20-PERCENT--IN THE LAST THREEMONTHS.MOST OF THOSECONCERNS AREABOUT "TOXICEXPOSURE"--FROM CLEANERS ANDDISINFECTANTS.ALL NEW THISMORNING --7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER REBECCATHORNBURG--HAS WHAT YOUSHOULD LOOK OUTFOR--WHEN SHOPPING FORCLEANING SUPPLIES.THESE ARE THEHOTTESTCOMMODITIES YOUCAN GET RIGHTNOW.NATS OF BUBBLESSOAP, WIPES, HANDSANITIZER AND OTHERCLEANING PRODUCTS.SOT SARAH GEMBAR"ESPECIALLY RIGHTNOW, IT IS GIVINGPEOPLE SOME SENSEOF SECURITY"SARAH GEMBAR OFORCHARD PARK IS AFORMER TEACHERAND CLEANING SALESCONSULTANT.SHE SAYS THIS MAY BEA GOOD TIME TOSTART LOOKING ATWHAT CLEANINGSUPPLIES YOU USE INYOUR HOME.SOT"THOSE SPRAYS YOUWONDER IF THEY AREDOING ANYTHING I'MJUST SPRAYING THISAND IT'S MOREEXPENSIVE AND IDON'T FEEL LIKE IT ISCLEANING AS WELL."WITH WIPES-- GEMBERSUGGESTS REALLYLOOKING AT THEDIRECTIONS ANDFOLLOWING WHAT THELABELS SAY.THE CONVENIENCE OFWIPES MAY NOTACTUALLY BECLEANING YOURSURFACES.SOT"IN ORDER TO WORKTHE WAY THEY ARESAYING, YOU HAVE TOKEEP A SURFACEVISIBLY WET FOR 4MINUTES.
IT ALSOSAYS ON LABELS THATIF YOU ARE USINGWIPES WITH ANYTHINGON FOOD YOU NEEDTO RISE WITH WATERAFTERWARDS, ANDMOST PEOPLE ARENOT DOING THIS."WASH YOUR HANDS.WHEN BUYING HANDSOAP, CHECK OUT THEINGREDIENTS TOMAKE SURE THEREARE NO HARMFULCHEMICALS.SOT"ANYTHING THAT SAYSPARABEN IS NOTGOOD FOR US.
YOUREALLY DON'T WANTTO DO AN ANTI-BACTERIAL HANDSOAP.
IT'S DESIGNEDTO KILL THINGS ONHANDS WE DON'TREALLY NEED.
SOYOU ARE KILLING THEWEAK STUFF BUT THESTRONG STUFF ISSTILL ALIVE."GEMBAR SAYS SHEHAS SWITCHED FROMUSING CHEMICALCLEANERS TO USINGMICROFIBER CLOTHSTO CLEAN HERSURFACES IN HEROWN HOME.SHE RECOMMENDSSITES LIKE DIRTY APPAND THEENVIRONMENTALWORKING GROUP DOTORG TO DO YOUROWN RESEARCH ONTHE PRODUCTS YOUWANT TO USE TOCLEAN YOUR HOME.LINKS TO THOSERESOURCES CAN BEFOUND RIGHT NOW ONWKBW.COMRT 7EW
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